Jazz Bastard Podcast 325 - Ya Can't Spell "Jazz" Without "Jason"
"High Concept" is sometime used as a derogatory term for movies that are more about a saleable idea than a good script. This installment of the podcast is definitely "high concept," but we can assure you, it still isn't particularly saleable. Struck hard upside the head by inspiration, Mike decided to do a show entirely dedicated to jazzers named Jason - without even one Moran in sight. The results may confound you or titillate you. Either way, we won't be winning any Oscars. Jason Charos – OPENING STATEMENT; Jason Miles – THE LISBON ELECTRIC QUARTET; Jason Palmer – THE CROSSOVER LIVE IN BROOKLYN; Jason Forsythe – IT’S ABOUT TIME.
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Jazz Bastard Podcast 324 - Vinyl Old, New, and Reissued
Yep, it's one of those "what did Pat find at the record store?" episodes, with an emphasis on lesser known artists (unless the guitarist from Tortoise is a secret superstar). It's a testament to jazz's recent love affair with vinyl that the newest album came out on the black stuff, one of the "historic" albums is a reissue, and another one - a "crate-digger's delight" - is slated for its own deluxe edition. Franco Ambrosetti – WINGS; Charlie Rouse – CINNAMON FLOWER; Luis Gasca – FOR THOSE WHO CHANT; Jeff Parker – THE WAY OUT OF EASY.
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Jazz Bastard Podcast 323 - Drum Machines and Griot Songs
This fortnight, Mike's cued up four newish releases with very different approaches to modern jazz. We have a couple piano trios (one of which calls in reinforcements from time to time), a duet with some space-age percussion, and a gigantic, sprawling big band project. Pat sneaks some jazz vinyl talk into pop matters. Omar Thomas – GRIOT SONGS; Rachel Eckroth – SPEAKING IN TONGUES; Bill O’Connell – TOUCH; Eric Bell – VULNERABILITY.
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Jazz Bastard Podcast 322 - (Mostly) Not the Usual Suspects
The Bastards delve into the fecund fields of fusion once again, focusing on that most electric of decades, the 1970s. This excursion sticks mostly to lesser known stars in the fusion firmament, but there's one exception to this rule. That exception likes his finger-picking fast and his cover-girls nekkid. Neal Ardley – KALEIDOSCOPE OF RAINBOWS; Hermann Szobel – SZOBE; Al Dimeola - ELEGANT GYPSY; Passport – HAND MADE; Ryo Kawasaki – JUICE.
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Jazz Bastard Podcast 321 - New from Known
For this particular fortnightly excursion, Mike suggested we look at four newish recordings by artists we've covered - or at least listened to a bit - before. The fresh from the familiar as it were. The results leave Pat speechless. Gonzalo Rubalcaba - FIRST MEETING LIVE AT DIZZY’S; Kurt Rosenwinkle – THE BRAHMS PROJECT; Jon Irabagon – SERVER FARM; 8 Bit Big Band – ORCHESTRATOR EMULATOR.
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